Pachelbel's Canon (a. k. a. Canon in D and Canon in D major) is Johann
Pachelbel’s most famous piece. Its full German title is “Kanon und
Gigue in D-Dur für drei Violinen und Basso Continuo”. The piece is not
strictly speaking a Canon (as the opening bass line is not strictly
copied) but a passacaglia. The piece consists of a two bar (eight note)
bas line, which is repeated over and over. In a string quartet setting
this part would be played by the cellist. The piece is therefore not
the most popular piece amongst cellists. Unfortunately for them
Pachelbel's Canon in D is one of the most requested wedding tunes.
Strangely enough the work was widely unknown until the 1970s, when a
recording by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra is thought to have made it
famous. The bass line and harmony of Pachelbel's Canon in D are so appealing
that it can be found - either by imitation or accidentally - in
hundreds of other pieces, including: The Streets of London, All
Together Now, Don’t Look Back In Anger and Jolly Old St Nicholas.

Level 3.5 is very close to the original. Level 3 does not have the tricky semiquavers of the middle section. Level 2.5 does not have the octaves in the left hand of the middle section (you can hear the difference in the playback). Level 2 is once again shorter by one section and the left hand consists of single notes throughout.
Level 1.5 is in the easier key of C major, and the melody does not use the quavers of the previous Levels.

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